4H Exhibit Opens Today in Wyoming County
The Willing Workers 4-H club holds its annual exhibit at John McGraw Grade School with judging at 2 p.m. Roscoe Plumley and county agent to judge and score projects. Blue ribbons go to 90 plus, red to 80 to 89, white below 80. Display topics include sewing cooking strawberries poultry trapping and more.
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Tony Perry
Plumley
Dennis McGraw
Perry
McGraw
Verne E. Clay
Jack Brown
Mrs. Kaman Selected for West Virginia Wesleyan Institute
Mullens chemistry and algebra teacher Madge R. Kaman is among 11 educators chosen to attend a Wesleyan College science institute in Buckhannon. The program will emphasize teaching chemistry in high schools via the chemical bond method, new to the state.
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Buckhannon
Madge R. Kaman
Mullens
West Virginia
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Institute
Kaman
Mullens High School
Concord College
Marshall College
Marshall
Concord
Oak Hill Resident Graduates Magna Cum Laude at Duke
Rex Dee Adams of Oak Hill will graduate from Duke University in Durham North Carolina this week. He earns magna cum laude honors as part of the commencement.
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Oak Hill
Rex Dee Adams
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Sawyers Orders Probe into SRC Right Of Way Dismissals
State Road Commissioner Burl Sawyers says three SRC officials were dismissed as a widening inquiry into alleged irregularities in highway right of way purchases spreads. He asked the attorney general to lead a five year land-purchase probe linked to an $800,000 federal reimbursement dispute with the Bureau of Public Roads.
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Charleston
UPI
Burl A. Sawers
SRC
Sawyers
Donald Robertson
J. A. Taylor III
Edwin J. Upton
Quenton J. Sparkes
Tor
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
BPR
Oak Hills
Beckley
Garfield Avenue
Parkersburg
Attorney General
Bureau of Public Roads
Oak Hill
Atty
Weekend Guests Attend Cook Out
Weekend guests attended a Saturday night cook out hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mays to mark the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wright of Cross Lanes with their family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Mays and sons Steve and Brian Keith of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Lipscomb of Mullens, and Miss Susan Lowe and Miss Lois Arnott of Beckley.
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Mullens
ANS
John M. Wright
Cross Lanes
Thomas R. Mays
Steve
Brian Keith
Charleston
Beast
Mays
O. D. Lipscomb
Susan Lowe
Lois Arnott
Beckley
Wrights
Local notes from Ravencliff and nearby towns
Community brief listing hospital stays and family visits in Ravencliff and surrounding areas. Mrs. Bill Lamb improves after surgery in Cleveland. Rev. Herbert C. Perry readmitted to Wyoming General Hospital. Lon Stewart funeral affected by Perry’s illness. Larry Joe Lilly back from college for summer. Joenna Lafferty treated for a broken arm at Wyoming General. Willis Woods and families visit Beckley Memorial Hospital for a blood clot issue. Gentry family from Columbus visits in Mullens and Beckley areas.
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Ravencliff
Bill Lamb
Cleveland
Ohio
Wade Pinson
Lloyd Smiley
Sandlick
Herbert C. Perry
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Perry
Lon Stewart
Cameron Lilly
Larry Joe Lilly
W. Va. University
Joe Lilly
Doreen Hall
David Trump
Gary
Debbie
Basil Trump
Pax
Jeanna Lafferty
Donald Lafferty
John McGraw School
McGraws
Willis Woods
D. O. Woods
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Kermit Gentry
Mikie
Columbus
Willis .Woods
Clarence Gentry
Bud
Astro Guide for Present-For You and Yours
Advice urges calm workplace relations and tact to avoid conflict. Emphasizes fidelity in marriage and honorable courtship. Notes travel benefits from favorable radiations and urges steady, prudent conduct.
Summit Conferences End With Vienna Session In 1815
The Congress of Vienna held its final session on June 9, 1815 to settle territorial and governmental issues from the Napoleonic Wars. The text notes a future idea of cooking without fire by high pressure using a hydraulic press, creating chemical reactions that mimic cooking.
The Day Under Your Sign Aries to Pisces 1962 Forecast
A zodiac style forecast lists each sun sign with weekly guidance. Aries through Pisces receive cautions and suggestions on mood, health, finances, and actions for the coming week with Field Enterprises, Inc credited.
VBS Opens At Church Of God
Mount Hope Church of God begins annual Vacation Bible School with co chairs Joyce Spade and Katherine Lani senese. Classes run 9:30 to 11:30 daily under theme My Bible and I. Teachers include Gussie Perry beginners Mitora Johnson Madge Walker juniors Ethel Spade Lucille Evans and Katherine Gilkerson teens.
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Mount Hope
ANS
Mount Hope Church of God
Joyce Spade
Katherine Lancianese
Gussie Perry
Mintora Johnson
Madge Walker
Ethel Spade
Lucille Evans
Katherine Gilkerson
Junior Baseball Coach Hired in Fayetteville
Walter Beane will coach the Legion Junior Baseball Team in Fayetteville for two months. The LaFayette Club 49, Inc. board authorized the program and approved payments to Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Aliff for chaperone duties during teenage activities at the legion home.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Walter Beane
Legion
LaFayette Club 49, Inc
Harry H. Aliff
Weekend Visitors and House Guests Across Communities
Pax PAX report lists Roy and Mrs Thompson Hammond Indiana hosting Cabell Craddock and others. Edward Helm and daughter Shawn Rance visited Pax area family. Alfred Humphrey’s household in Pax hosted Shawn. Rosella Sutton hosted Dixie Vandyne and Don Stover plus Geneva Payne. Ted Craddock and Cabell Craddock visited Willis Branch and Craigsville over the weekend.
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PAX
Roy Thompson
Hammond
Ind
Cabell Craddock
Willis Branch
Joe Thompson
Kilsyth
Edward Helm
Shawn Rance
St. Albans
Alfred Humphrey
Rosella Sutton
Dixie Vandyne
Cleveland
Ohio
Don _ Stover
Mansfield
Geneva Payne
Beckley
Ted Craddock
Craigsville
Icie Wilson
Tri-Hi-Ys Roadblock for Polio Fund Drive
Mullens volunteers from Tri-Hi-Y plan three roadblocks Saturday to aid the Salk Institute. Kathie Jo Snyder says donations at Moran Avenue bridge, hospital, and Jones and Spry receive microscope pins and literature. The event runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dr Jonas Salk directs the planned California institute funded by American citizens. Darlene Hinchee assists with efforts.
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Jonas Salk
Kathie Jo
Darlene Hinchee
Moosewomen Elect Officers at Mullens Chapter Night
Wom en of the Moose held officer elections in Mullens with 17 members attending. New officers include Ruth Lynch as senior regent, Josephine Williams chaplain, Cook Dick junior regent, Francella Tennant recorder, and Julia Howery treasurer. Outgoing senior regent Georgia Frank becomes junior graduate regent. A banquet to honor officers is planned for June 27 with installation and capsule sisters reveal. Academy of Friendship talk covered by Estelle Caudle. A chicken salad plate was served by a large volunteer group.
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Academy of Friendship Committee
Estelle Caudle
Academy
Bernice Harper
Waverley Tibbs
Jackie Laxton
Estelle Cau‘dle
Frank
Ruth Brammer
Grace Mullins
Tennant
Grace Deal
Hattie Sue Bowling
Howery
Lynch
N and W to end electric freight trains on Mullens route
Roanoke Va UP I report states Norfolk and Western Railway plans to halt electric locomotives on the freight line between Roanoke and Mullens West Virginia effective July 1. The 134 mile stretch, once part of Virginian Railway, will cease electric service as N and W negotiates with union representatives over the 55 workers at Narrows Va who powered the line.
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Roanoke, Va
UPI
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Here
Mullens
W. Va
Virginian Railway
N&w
Narrows
Dunlap in Fayetteville Proceeds to Surgery at Raleigh General
W. B. Dunlap of Fayetteville is in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after undergoing surgery Monday. His daughter Kathryn Dunlap has returned to the University Hospital in Charlottesville Virginia where she is employed after visiting her parents.
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Fayetteville
W. B. Dunlap
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Kathryn Dunlap
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Council Sees Favorable Outlook for New River Gorge Development
Fayetteville council hears from J H Allen on a Washington hearing for the Allegheny Parkway with funds likely for surveys before Congress adjourns. Byrd and staff praised for courteous efforts. Cruskshank notes gravel for four trucks at 62.25. Brochure printing, fireworks funding, and a rocket missile carrier project update also reported.
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Fayetteville
RNS
J. H Allen
Allen
Robert Byrd
Roy Cruikshank
Farmers Market
Hinton
Pepare
Walter Caldwell
J. D. Schultz
Caldwell
Louis Rahall
C. R. Hill Jr
Kanawha Industrial Corp
6 Pay Fines On Whisky Charges
In a hearing at Magistrate F H Blankenship's court Mrs Effie Davis proprietor of E ffie's Place Route 52 near Justice was fined 250 dollars and costs for selling and possessing whisky without a license Her waitress Miss Mary Lou Morgan was fined 100 dollars and costs for selling whisky Two men Roy Neal Montgomery and Larry Curtis Hambrick paid fines on drinking in a public place. two others had paid earlier Six were arrested in a raid by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Department and the Pineville Detachment of State Police
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Pineville
RNS
F. H. Blankenship
Hanover
Effie Davis
Effie’s Place
Route 52
Justice
Mary Lou Morgan
Roy Neal Montgomery
No Address
Larry Curtis Hambrick
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department
State Police
Legion Post Nominates Next Year's Officers
Fayetteville American Legion Post 149 names slate of officers including Commander Boyd Selvey and Charles Witt as first vice. Floor nominations add Frank Clinebell and Lewis Baldry. Election by secret ballot June 18. Delegates to Wheeling convention listed. membership drive urged for 1962-63 year. Reports on school medals and Cub Scouts noted.
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Fayetteville
RNS
LaFayette
American Legion
J. Riley Propps
Boyd Selvey
Charles Witt
E. H. Warfield
Walter Caldwell
Roy D. Cruikshank
H. L. van Camp
Kenneth Wood
Propps
John L. Witt Jr
Aubrey
Department
Wheeling
James Bowling
James J. Murphy
Frank Clinebell
Myron Renick
Leslie Withrow
Caldwell
T. E. Myles
Dr. Warfield
John Witt Jr
J. Zane Summerfield
Ross Gimmont
District President Speaks At WSCS Meet Mount Hope
Mount Hope WSCS met for a covered-dish dinner and regular session led by district WSCS president Mrs Fred Ritch of Shady Spring. Mrs Ritch spoke on youth work and WSCS support, a life membership was awarded to Mrs Bryan, Oak Hill, and a skit titled Facing the Challenge Missions was performed.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fred Ritch
WSCS
Dennis Allen
Christtian Social Relations
Shady Spring
Mount Hope Scs
Henry Danner
Haven Davis
Ed Martin
Millard Cook
Charles Honaker
George Scott Vargo
Sue Spade
W. L. Burruss
Theresa Hanes
Hobart Maynor
Miller Gwinn
Jennie Cope Carter
Anna Cope
R. C. Simpkins
Over 80 Party To Attract Dignitaries
Washington staff director William G. Reidy of the Senate Aging Committee will attend the annual Over 80 Party in Richwood West Virginia on Saturday. Sen Jennings Randolph and committee chairman Sen Pat McNamara designate Reidy as the committee representative for the event.
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Washington
UPI
William G. Reidy
Senate Special Committee On
Richwood
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Reidy
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Fayetteville Social Notes Highlight Family Travel and Visits
Fayetteville residents report travel and family visits with relatives in Middletown Ohio and Morgantown. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Akers accompany Mrs. Lee Akers home after a visit with Joe Phillips. Eugene Houchins Jr. completes Morgantown University graduation. Guests include the Hunsakers and Rev Bailey with other Fayetteville attendance at a layman's meeting in Princeton.
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Fayetteville
Rns
Bill Akers
Middletown
Ohio
Lee Akers
Joe Phillips
Eugene E. Houchins
Maple Ave
Eugene Houchins Jr
Morgantown University
Joey
Greg
Melissa Jane
Daniels
Charles Phillips
Richard E. Forren
Christi
Debbie
Pontiac
Mich
Tunney Hunsaker
Fayette Ave
E. Bailey
Beckley
J. H. Carson
Jackie Thompson
Princeton
Joe Hale
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Mount Hope Vacation Bible School Theme Books of the Ages
Daily Vacation Bible School at Mount Hope Methodist Church runs June 10 to 15 with junior high led by Mrs. Rose Mary Cook and Rev. George Porter and kindergarten and junior department instructors Mrs. Ethel Strange Mrs. Anna Payne Mrs. Jennie Cope Carter and Mrs. George D. Porter directing.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Methodist Church
Rose Mary Cook
George Porter
Ethel Strange
Anna Payne
Jennie Cope Carter
George D. Porter
Jaycees Set Teen-Age Dance at Oak Hill Armory
Oak Hill Jaycees sponsor a teen-age dance today from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Oak Hill armory. Chairman Ray McClung of East Oak Hill, the newest Jaycee member, will lead the event with chaperones comprising Jaycee members and their wives.
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Oak Hill
The
Oak Hill Jaycees
Oak Hill Armory
Ray McClung
East Oak Hill
Mason Meet Set at Admiral Chapter No 50
A special meeting of Admiral Chapter No 50 Royal Arch Masons is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. in Masonic Hall with a banquet at 6 p.m. and a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. E S Elliott, acting secretary, said J Albert Rinehart of Fairmont, the most excellent grand high priest of R A M, is expected to attend. all Royal Arch Masons are invited.
Army Accepts Bid to Clear Slides at Sutton Reservoir
The U S Army Corps of Engineers district office says it accepted a bid from Paul Price of Huntington for 62980 to clear slides in the Sutton Reservoir area. Six bidders submitted quotations last May 23.
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Huntington
API
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cabell County
Sutton Reservoir
Paul Price
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